>> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, wow. thank you so much. welcome, everybody. that is a great new york city crowd. thank you for being here. welcome to "late night with

jimmy fallon," everybody. [ cheers ] i love you, too. thank you very much. you guys, everybody is talking about oprah's interview with lance armstrong, where he finally admitted to doping. and get this. the interview supposedly lasted close to three hours. so it's sort of like a regular interview, but, you know, on steroids. and it's -- [ laughter and applause ] here's some political news. president obama's inaugural parade will feature eight floats, including a hawaii float to honor his birthplace, an illinois float to honor the first lady's home state and a kenyan float just to mess with republicans. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] why not? it's a parade, right? everyone loves a parade. speaking of obama, i heard the president will push for a path to citenship for 11 million illegal immigrants in the u.s. obama says it's all part of his

plan to give every man, woman and child the chance to pay more taxes. and that's just -- [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: the american way. [ applause ] more news out of washington. education secretary arne duncan announced that he will stay at the white house for president obama's second term. he said his mission is to make the u.s. number one in education and won't stop until our students are doing gooder. [ laughter ] he won't stop. [ applause ] the movie news. mgm is coming out with a remake of the classic 1959 film, "ben-hur." [ laughter ] >> steve: what? >> jimmy: you can tell it's a remake, though, because instead of being about a jewish prince who was betrayed by his roman friend, sent into slavery and then seeks revenge, it's just about sexy vampires. [ laughter ] >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: and i think that's -- i want to see it. [ applause ] >> steve: i'd love to see it. >> jimmy: i want to see it, yeah. get this. on sunday, an elderly man in chicago accidentally crashed his

car into an apple store. yeah. and not surprisingly, he didn't look any more confused than all the other elderly people inside the apple store. [ laughter and applause ] where are the apples? [ laughter ] this is a macintosh? [ laughter ] did you see this? a week after calling a.j. mccarron's girlfriend "beautiful," last night, espn commentator brent musburger referred to a female sideline reporter as "really smoking." [ laughter ] which explains why people are now referring to his career as "really over." [ laughter ] come on, brent. i read that nasa just spent $18 million to add an extra room to the international space station. could have been cheaper, but nasa's wife demanded granite countertops. [ laughter and applause ] it's easier just to do it. >> steve: just do it. >> jimmy: i don't know who was doing that.

louie anderson? >> steve: yeah. aw, just do it. >> jimmy: it's easier just to do it. [ light laughter ] and finally, a new survey found that 35% of americans use the internet to diagnose themselves instead of going to a doctor. while the rest go to a doctor and let him search for a diagnosis on the internet. [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] give it up for the roots! ♪ >> jimmy: we have a giant show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] he is back. the star of the show, "anger management." the one, the only, charlie sheen is here! [ cheers and applause ] i love that guy. >> steve: oh. >> jimmy: he's so fun. from the hit showtime series, "shameless," the beautiful emmy rossum is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] very talented. >> steve: very talented. >> jimmy: speaking of talented,

she is one of the most talented people in the fashion industry. she has an awesome new book out. grace coddington is dropping in. [ cheers and applause ] she has a memoir. great, cool stories. >> steve: classy. classy. >> jimmy: she's gorgeous. and we have music from yo la tengo! [ cheers and applause ] with maybe a special guest. >> steve: really? >> jimmy: might be a special guest tonight. >> steve: perhaps. >> jimmy: do you remember the last time charlie was on the show? charlie sheen? i do an impression of charlie, and so we did a -- basically, i was doing, like, a johnny carson impression, but then i just make it more gravelly. [ imitates johnny carson ] like johnny carson, i just do it like that. >> steve: right. >> jimmy: and then charlie sheen -- [ imitates charlie sheen ] i just talk like that. [ laughter ] duh, winning, duh. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] thank you. kind of like that. [ laughter ] duh, winning. i can't do it now. a lot of makeup girls do it. but he's a much better looking man than i am.

but we did a bit. i was him and he was -- i was doing an impression of charlie. we did a bit called "clone cologne." >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: and we were both the same guy, and then i just got reminded -- he was thinking of actually making the cologne. [ laughter ] and the proceeds go to charity. >> steve: exactly. he's charlie sheen. >> jimmy: "clone cologne." he's charlie sheen. he can do anything, man. he should run for president. [ laughter ] that would be good if he would do it. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: yeah, come on. >> jimmy: he could do it. we could do worse. yeah. anyways, he's a fun guy. i love to have that guy here on the show. guys, it's time to take a look at the stories making headlines today and weigh the good with the bad. it's time for "pros and cons." here we go. ♪ pros and cons and pros and cons and pros m [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: tonight, we'll be taking a look at the pros and cons of getting the flu shot. some people like getting it. some people don't. raise your hand if you got a flu shot. yeah. now, raise your hand if you didn't get a flu shot. security, have these people

escorted out of the building. [ laughter ] now, let's take a look at the pros and cons of getting the flu shot. here we go. pro -- the vaccine contains the most effective ingredient known to prevent the flu. con -- the flu. [ laughter ] that makes sense. >> steve: there you go. fight fire with fire. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: pro -- it's important that young people and old people do it. con -- that's brent musburger's pickup line. >> steve: what? [ laughter ] really? >> jimmy: yes, brent musburger. [ scattered applause ] >> steve: that's his pickup line? >> jimmy: whatever works, man. >> steve: if it works. >> jimmy: yeah. pro -- you may feel a small prick, but it will be over before you know it. [ laughter ] con -- that's my pickup line. >> steve: oh, there we go. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: that never works. >> steve: didn't work. >> jimmy: that didn't work. i got to talk to brent to get this figured out. pro -- it's the most important shot you can get. con -- unless you want to win the tour de france. there you go. [ laughter ] [ audience ohs ] that's wrong, you guys. [ scattered applause ]

pro -- the vaccine contains eggs, mercury and dead viruses. con -- so does a denny's grand slam breakfast. [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah. if it's your birthday, you get half off. >> jimmy: yes, you get half off. [ applause ] >> steve: get moons over my hammy. >> jimmy: moons over my hammy is a great one. pro -- going on webmd to learn more about common flu symptoms. con -- convincing yourself five minutes later you have bubonic plague. [ laughter ] >> steve: got to be. [ applause ] >> jimmy: pro -- flu symptoms include itchy rashes, redness, genital sores and painful urination. con -- right? [ laughter ] >> steve: i got the flu, honey! >> jimmy: i think i have the flu. >> steve: penicillin for the flu. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: pro -- experts agree this is shaping up to be the worst season yet. con -- i'm talking about "american idol." [ laughter ] i am looking forward to it. >> steve: i want to see it. [ applause ] i love television.

>> jimmy: i love tv. pro -- you can now get a flu shot at walmart. con -- because if there's anywhere you want to get a dormant virus injected into your bloodstream, it's the place where you can buy jeans and milk for the same price. [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that sounds about right. >> steve: let's go. >> jimmy: and finally, pro -- you only have to do it once and you're good for the rest of the year. con -- that's what hugh hefner's wife keeps telling herself during sex. [ laughter ] there you go. that's the "pros and cons." [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back with more "late night," everybody. ♪ hey, guys, doritos is having a big contest. it's called "crash the super bowl." thousands of people made their own 30 second commercial for doritos, and you get to vote on your favorite five finalists. the winners of the contest will have their ads shown at the super bowl, and they will have the chance to work with

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>> jimmy: our first guest is an emmy-nominated and golden globe-winning actor whose show, "anger management," returns for its second season with back-to-back new episodes thursday at 9:00 p.m. on fx. please welcome back to our show charlie sheen! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. you are a stud. thank you for coming back to the show. >> thank you. no. thanks for having me. it's always a pleasure. always a pleasure. and you're very handsome. >> jimmy: oh, thank you. i really appreciate it. that's a bonus. i thank you so much for saying that. i want to congratulate you. >> i mean, really handsome. >> jimmy: really, right? >> sorry, man. awkward. >> jimmy: i know you have to do it. yeah, exactly, awkward. but we have to do it because we're -- clones. clone cologne. >> clone cologne. >> jimmy: you were actually

helping me with the impression. >> i lower my voice when you're doing yours. and you sound more like me, right? >> jimmy: yeah, you're helping me with my impression because i didn't really sound exactly like you. >> no, man. but it's the mannerisms. it's the whole look. it's the whole feeling of me. >> jimmy: yeah. >> what does it feel like to be me in those moments? >> jimmy: it's freeing. >> is it epic? >> jimmy: it's epic. donna's dna. i feel like a warlock. it's unbelievable. [ laughter ] >> what was that? that was a great one. i got sued by the warlock society of salem. no joke. [ laughter ] they, like, we're going to put -- we're going to put a hex on you. >> jimmy: yes. >> they put a hex on me. >> jimmy: that's unbelievable. that's not fair. warlocks are sort of people, too. >> they are. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: i want to say congratulations to you. you're going to be a grandfather. >> thank you. yes. how about that? wow. >> jimmy: wow. [ cheers and applause ] that's great. >> i know, i know. thank you. >> jimmy: that's great. >> thank you. yeah. >> jimmy: are you excited about this? >> i'm very excited. very excited. yeah, there's going to be, like,

a gender reveal party and stuff like that. like, they are doing it right. they are doing it married and stuff. it's crazy. yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that would be great. if they got married, yeah. >> cassandra is my oldest daughter and her husband casey is just fabulous, and they have been -- they have been together since she was 12. >> jimmy: i mean -- >> she's 28. >> jimmy: you're young, though. >> like, i had her when i was 19. >> jimmy: is that right? >> yeah. and boy, was i ready for that. yeah. sure. >> jimmy: thank god they didn't have the internet back then. >> wow. >> jimmy: lucked out for that, charlie sheen. >> no doubt. no doubt. >> jimmy: but this is it. i mean, this is now grandpa. now you have to calm things down a bit. right? >> how? [ laughter ] you mean in front of the kid. in front of the kid. >> jimmy: in front of the kid. >> yes, of course. >> jimmy: one of you has to be strolled home at the end of the evening. [ laughter ] that's the only thing you can share in common. >> one of us is wearing a bib, yeah. i love it. >> jimmy: one of us is wearing a bib. but how is everything in general? has it calmed down? >> pretty good. it's pretty good. >> jimmy: because the show is kicking butt. congratulations on this. >> thank you, thank you. >> jimmy: "anger management," i want to say it got picked up.

[ cheers and applause ] >> oh, thank you. >> jimmy: a funny show. >> thank you. right on. yeah, no, it's -- the cast is amazing. the writers are amazing. it's -- to get a back 90 is like, what? >> jimmy: that's crazy. that's unheard of. it's the first of its kind. >> yeah, yeah. it's a tyler perry model. >> jimmy: it really is. >> that's true. he's laughing over there. it's true. >> jimmy: that is the tyler perry model, yeah. he did it with -- yeah, yeah. >> and it's just -- we're going to be on the air. this is my last official launch, so i'll have your honor that i'm here. >> jimmy: i'm very honored. real pleased. >> no, because we're not going to do a seasonal-type thing. it's going to be once we go on the air, we're on for -- until we're done making them. >> jimmy: is that right? >> and they are already talking about more on top of the 90, on top of the 100, actually. yeah. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. i mean, can we finish the 100 first? >> jimmy: how many of the 100 have you done? >> 27. >> jimmy: that's insane. >> 27. >> in three months. it would take a normal sitcom, like, 11 months to do that. probably over a year, yeah. >> jimmy: are you going crazy?

>> yeah. it's -- there's no time to over-think it, you know? >> jimmy: yeah. >> we're doing two shows a week. so monday and tuesday we do a show, take wednesday off or come in and read. and then thursday/friday, we do the second show. and i don't remember it until i see it on the air. >> jimmy: yeah. >> because it's just -- the pace is insane. but it's really -- it's really exciting. and if -- it's, like, people say, "well, how do you do it?" well, i don't have a choice. >> jimmy: yeah, no, exactly. >> just do it. you're there to do it, man. you got to work. >> jimmy: how fun is that? >> it's so exciting and so incredible. bruce helford, our show writer, is an absolute genius. the cast is amazing. >> jimmy: speaking of the cast amazing, your dad is played by your actual dad. >> i think they hired him to keep an eye on me. [ cheers and applause ] right? >> jimmy: right. >> i think they did. >> jimmy: you listening to that, chuck lorre? where were you? come on. get dad on the show. >> thank you. >> jimmy: what were you thinking? >> exactly. >> jimmy: geez. so how fun is that? that you get to have your dad around? >> yeah, i know. he's so funny and doesn't even realize it. >> jimmy: oh, yeah, that's -- >> that's the good kind of humor. >> jimmy: that's the way dad works. but your dad is such a good actor. he's smart. >> but it's so cool when, like, captain willard from "apocalypse" turns to you and says, "how should i play this line?" i'm like, "you had a heart attack and then killed kurtz.

i can't tell you anything, man." i mean, come on, man. >> jimmy: can we talk about "apocalypse" a little? >> sure. anything. yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: you have a movie called "a glimpse inside the mind of charles swan iii." there's you and bill murray and jason schwartzman. >> that is some wild stuff. >> jimmy: this looks like movie i would be into. >> roman coppola. >> jimmy: roman coppola. >> yeah, he wrote and directed it, yeah. >> jimmy: wrote and directed it. >> yeah, he just nominated, yeah. >> jimmy: for an oscar for "moon rise kingdom." >> yes, yes. i thought i was gonna give him his first oscar, but whatever. >> jimmy: give him his second one. >> we thought the sons of the guys that made the greatest film ever should do a film eventually. and we've been friends for, since "apocalypse." >> jimmy: francis ford directed your dad. >> yes, yeah. >> jimmy: and so you would just hang out on set? >> yeah, yeah. it was a crazy set. there was, like, dead bodies everywhere. people, like -- i was just -- it was -- there were, like, four different languages be spoken. it was in the philippines during a civil war. it was insane. >> jimmy: how old were you around then? >> i was 10. >> jimmy: wow. >> yeah. yeah. does it all make sense? >> jimmy: now you understand. now you understand what the man has been through. come on! [ cheers and applause ] now, do you understand? >> now do you get it? >> jimmy: duh, winning!

that's what the guy is up to. >> i love it. >> jimmy: making 26 episodes a week. now do you get it? >> thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: but this is exciting stuff. roman coppola. wh a brain this guy's got! oh, i love him. >> yeah, he's a genius. terrific man, yeah. >> jimmy: he's always funny. and you got bill murray there. and jason schwartzman, who's another genius in my opinion. >> it's a pretty eclectic film. it's about love lost, yeah. something i can't relate to. >> jimmy: so there's going to be sequels. perfect. that's great. yeah. i think i'm good. >> it takes place in one week in this guy's life, and it was written for me about roman's experiences with some other friends. it's actually pretty smart. i'm kind of proud of it, yeah. >> jimmy: and you can get it right now. you can get it on demand and itunes right now as well. >> jimmy: but, i mean, that's the way to do it. you have that, "anger management." i want to show everyone a clip of this because you're very funny and good in this. >> right on. right on. >> jimmy: here's charlie sheen in "anger management." take a look at this. >> so i guess you think i should go to the baby shower and try to patch things up. >> it's up to you. but the next chance you get will be at one of your parents' funeral.

>> you're right. i'll be too sad at my mom's. and at my dad's, i'll be too busy playing dance dance revolution on his grave. [ laughter ] >> charlie, i'm really proud of you. >> i'm proud of you, too. >> for what? >> going with me. [ laughter ] >> oh, no. >> hey, i am taking a trip to anger trigger city. i'm going to need backup. >> i hate baby showers. i hate babies. they have no concept of my importance. >> well, maybe this will be an enlightening experience for you, too. besides, the baby's still inside my sister. >> oh god. just a thought of a human being walking around with a giant parasite inside them, it gives me the creeps. [ laughter ] >> oh, yeah? wait until you hear where it comes out. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. >> thank you. >> jimmy: "anger management," you guys. more with charlie sheen when we get back. come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ so, we all set? i've got two tickets to paradise!

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: ladies and gentlemen, everything you're about to hear is 100% true. it's time for "true facts of truth."

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: before doors were invented, people just walked through walls. [ light laughter ] >> albert einstein was great at math but even better at angry birds in space. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: george monopoly invented one of the most popular board games of all time -- chutes and ladders. [ laughter ] >> the word banana is latin for penis fruit. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: most males have lisps, but it doesn't matter because they never talk. [ laughter ] >> the tuba can only be played

if a very fat man is walking nearby. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: winston churchill was the first man to say -- [ laughter ] -- milk, milk, lemonade -- [ laughter ] -- around the corner, fudge is made. [ laughter ] >> 80% of the time, 60% of congress is going commando. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: the egyptian pyramids were supposed to be tiny, but due to a mathematical error, they ended up being big. [ laughter ] >> some say napoleon had an inferiority complex because he was short. but it's actually because he was always picked last for kickball. [ laughter ]

>> jimmy: shoe and sock go on your feet, but pant does not. [ laughter ] >> george washington's face appears on the quarter, the $1 bill and tobey maguire's left butt cheek. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: namaste. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: that was "true facts of truth" with charlie sheen. "anger management" season two premieres thursday at 9:00 p.m. on fx. stick around. we'll be right back with more "late night." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i played a round of golf.id in the last five hours? then i read a book while teaching myself how to play guitar; ran ten miles while knitting myself a sweater; jumped out of a plane. finally, i became a ping pong master while recording my debut album.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest is a golden globe nominated actress who stars on the hit series, "shameless," which airs sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. on showtime. it's very funny. she also has a new cd -- with a beautiful voice -- titled "sentimental journey," which comes out january 29th. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back the lovely, the talented, emmy rossum.

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wow. you look gorgeous. welcome back to the show. >> hi. thank you. >> jimmy: emmy. we have a lot to talk about. one is that you're originally from new york. >> i am. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: but what i learned about this is that you love the new york knicks. >> i do. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: you're obsessed with the new york knicks. look at this. this photo right there. you in the knick hat. >> i'm obsessed with instagram as well. but yeah, i am -- i am a big knicks fan, born and braise. born and braised. >> jimmy: born and braised? >> born and bred, braised. >> jimmy: braised for a good three hours. >> i was braised for a long time. >> jimmy: like a slow cooker. yeah, yeah, yeah. very tricky. >> yeah. >> jimmy: but it's delicious once made. >> i did. i used to write in my childhood journal -- i just was going through. you know when you, like, go through your mom's attic? but that's my mom's, like, dresser drawer because we live

in apartments in new york. and i found, like, my childhood journal, it was, like, 1996, making me 10. like, "john starks is so hot. patrick ewing, like, did an amazing three-pointer tonight. and he needs to stop getting mad with himself -- i'm like 10 years old -- because when he does he gets really frustrated." >> jimmy: really doing reports about john starks and patrick ewing. have you ever run into those guys? >> no. >> jimmy: never met them. >> no, they don't care. >> jimmy: yes. you've never published your journal. >> no, i haven't. i should. june 12, 1996. >> jimmy: the knicks watch our show. >> they do. >> jimmy: yeah, a lot of the now knicks. >> hi, melo. >> jimmy: melo does. they all watch. absolutely. >> awesome. >> jimmy: we can get you patrick ewing to write you a little note back or john starks. >> see, if they would write journal entries about me, it was, like, my life would be made. >> jimmy: they might do it. they could start right now. >> perfect. >> jimmy: after they see this. pal, i was listening to this today. "sentimental journey," congrats on this cd. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i love the idea of this. you have a beautiful voice. a lot of people don't know you're trained.

>> yeah. >> jimmy: for opera. >> yeah, well, i sang at the met in the children's chorus when i was a kid, so yeah. >> jimmy: i mean, unbelievable. [ cheers and applause ] freaky. that's awesome. this is a cool cd. you basically picked -- these are all, like, classic songs from -- >> standard '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s. so they're -- it's an oldies cover record. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and i love it. some of my favorite songs. and we were talking backstage. one of your favorite irish drunk songs to sing is on there. "four leaf clover." >> jimmy: yeah. well -- [ light laughter ] well, we were talking backstage and many of the songs i do sing turn out to be irish drunk songs. but "i'm looking over a four leaf cover," which i never realized was about -- i've looked over it. i'm looking over it because you were looking -- >> are you gonna give me -- are you gonna sing for me? >> jimmy: no. >> no? [ cheers and applause ] >> now i'm never ever gonna get invited back. >> jimmy: no, you will always get invited back. but look at this. what comes with the cd is, like, a monthly thing. there's january.

look how beautiful you are. >> aw, you're so sweet. >> jimmy: yep, thank you. >> it's like a little -- like a little old school calendar with songs to go with it. >> jimmy: yeah, there's like, february. march is the st. patty's day song. so, gosh, just gorgeous photos here. who did the photos? >> sam jones took the photos. >> jimmy: sam jones. >> and i did a little art direction. and it was like my own personal little project between -- >> jimmy: here's september. that's my birthday. >> that's my birthday, too! >> jimmy: in september? >> september 12th. >> jimmy: so why is it a depressing sad month for you? [ laughter ] >> because it's for a song called "nobody knows you when you're down and out." >> jimmy: but why are you down and out on my birthday? >> i don't know. >> jimmy: and your birthday. >> it's, like, a cautionary tale. and there's a doll who's -- that's a bottle in her hand. she was hitting the bottle too hard. and then there i am being, like, "no, don't drink." >> jimmy: is this, like, a "twilight zone" where you become the doll and the doll becomes you? >> yes. and i'm, like, "no, don't drink, young girl." >> jimmy: and the doll's, like -- ♪ i'm looking over a four leaf clover ♪ yeah. it is -- it is very good. >> thank you. >> jimmy: and you're very, very talented, so congrats on this. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i want to talk about "shameless." >> yes. >> jimmy: again, let's get to what we have to get to here. "shameless," we've had bill macy on the show.

>> yeah. >> jimmy: you co-star with him. >> i do. >> jimmy: he plays a crazy alcoholic. >> he does. >> jimmy: the show is very, very funny. congrats. giant premiere for you guys. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i mean, killer numbers, so congratulations. >> thank you. >> jimmy: people love the show. do you want to set it up besides knowing that it's just a dysfunctional family? >> it's a dysfunctional family. i am the biggest -- the oldest child of six siblings. macy's an alcoholic. he's an m.i.a. dad. and my boyfriend, who's kind of a car thief, has just moved in with us. and he comes from a family of money, and i'm asking him for money. >> jimmy: for money, yeah. >> show me the money. >> jimmy: and i should say in this season -- yeah, bill macy is somehow in mexico, and trying to get out of mexico? >> yes. he was -- he was -- he somehow went on an epic bender. >> jimmy: yeah, and he ended up in mexico. >> at the beginning of the season he's in mexico, and we don't care that he's been gone about 130 days. >> jimmy: good family. here we go. we have a clip. here's emmy rossum and william h. macy in "shameless." take a look at this. >> how's it going, gymnasium?

>> hey, what's going on? >> can i borrow some money from you? >> yeah, sure, how much? >> $5,000. pay you back after my club night. what? >> yeah, kind of strapped right now. i've got, like, 300 bucks. >> are those my jeans, frank? >> found them upstairs in my room. >> it's not your room anymore. you're cutting our jeans into shorts? >> had three pair of my own, but somebody tossed my clothes. >> these are, like, $120. i got them at goodwill for, like, 40 bucks. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it is "shameless." he is absolutely fantastic. >> he is. he is. >> jimmy: emmy rossum, everyone. "shameless" airs sundays, 9:00 p.m. on showtime. her album, "sentimental journey," comes out january 29th. grace coddington joins us next. come on back. it's gonna be fun. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ it's turkeytopia at subway.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we are joined right now by one of the most talented and interesting people in the fashion industry. she's the creative director for american "vogue" magazine and has written a great memoir called "grace." and it is a fun, fascinating read. please welcome to the show grace coddington!

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: grace. grace, thank you for coming to visit our show. this is not your first time at our show. i should be honest. >> no, i came before christmas. >> jimmy: yeah, you did. you came and sat in the audience. >> i came to see what i was going to be put through. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you're not going to be put through anything. i will be nice. i swear. i promise. i want to just talk to you about this cool memoir here. look at your book. how fun is this? how gorgeous are you there? oh, my goodness. >> i was a lot younger. >> jimmy: well, yeah. you a lot younger. yeah, come on now. you're still gorgeous. but tell us the story about this. you started as a model, correct? >> way, way back, yes. >> jimmy: oh, come on. you don't like to talk about yourself, but you did. you started as a model. >> i was a model for, like -- for nine years. >> jimmy: nine -- that's a lot of time. >> yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, it is.

[ laughter ] it's a lot of time. i've got to show some people some pictures, pal. look at this. ooh-la-la. look at that one. [ cheers and applause ] that's what i'm talking about. and, so, we start here. and then how do you end up working for american "vogue?" >> well, you know, there comes a point when you get a bit too old for modeling. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and there's all these cute chicks come along and they're much younger and prettier and thinner and -- and they have "it." and you don't have "it" anymore. >> jimmy: you don't want anyone to have "it." you're, like, hey, i'm "it." yeah, leave me alone. >> jimmy: and you just come from there and you go -- i don't know how you keep your cool, but that's the one thing about you -- >> i hope i kept my cool. >> jimmy: when i did first meet you, i go, oh, she's so cool. because you just get that vibe from you. like, we met -- >> with a sandwich in your mouth. >> jimmy: i was eating. yes. >> a pastrami. >> jimmy: pastrami -- a giant pastrami sandwich. yeah, giant. we were doing -- it was a shoot. someone called me from "vogue" and said, "would you like to be in 'vogue'?"

i go, yeah. hello? yeah. and they go, "oh, okay, great." and, of course, i have to eat a giant pastrami sandwich. >> did you realize you would have to do something silly like that? >> jimmy: no, of course not. i thought i was a model or something. [ laughter ] oh, my god. i'm on the cover of "vogue," yeah. and it's mario testino. and so i get there, and it's cass's deli, which is unbelievable if you've ever been there. [ applause ] and i take a bite of this -- the sandwich was there. >> but there was a beautiful model in the picture as well. >> jimmy: thank you. [ laughter ] >> i don't want to call you beautiful. >> jimmy: no. but we did that, and it was unbelievable. and then so we hung out, and i go, oh, grace coddington is super cool. and then i see the movie, "september issue," which if you haven't seen this documentary about "vogue's" giant issue, the september issue. you kind of, like -- it's about the issue. that's the star of the movie. but then you kind of steal the movie a little bit. >> i knew you were going to say that. >> jimmy: oh, why you getting mad? you do.

>> that's so embarrassing. >> jimmy: oh, i know, but do people, like, come up to you now? do you get recognized more because of that? >> yeah. i wasn't recognized at all before, so it can only go up. >> jimmy: it can only go up, yeah. it can only go up from there. but yeah. and then from that, i mean, did you go, like -- what made you go, "i should put together a memoir"? >> well, it was after the movie, and then i -- people kept saying, you know, you should -- you should do a book. you should do a book. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and i -- i guess i never would have done it, except for the movie. >> jimmy: yeah, right. >> i have the movie to thank for that. >> jimmy: yeah, sure. >> you know, it's an interesting challenge because it's not really like my day job. >> jimmy: yeah. but, i mean, also these drawings. i've got to say i loved your sketches, your drawings. now, do you use -- what type of pen do you use? like, one of those felt-tipped one? the really teeny-tiny, teeny-tiny one? >> very, very, very, very thin one. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and then i actually xerox it and make it even smaller so that

the lines are very thin and scratchy. >> jimmy: oh, really? i didn't know you did that. that's the secret right there. >> my only thing to do with computers and -- >> jimmy: you don't use technology. >> i hate technology. all those people there -- [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: you hate technology. >> hate technology. >> jimmy: at least you're honest about it. do you have a cell phone, though? you must. >> well, i got one recently, yes. >> jimmy: how else would we summon you? with the bat signal? [ laughter ] would we send out the coddington signal? we need grace to be here now. >> but nobody answers the phone, so what's the point, anyway? >> jimmy: that is true. it's goes right through to voicemail, yeah. >> you can text. >> jimmy: you can text. >> these are all my colleagues here. these are all the people i work with, and we're watching a fashion show. >> jimmy: oh, of course it's anna wintour. >> and that's me. >> jimmy: that's you right there. right next to her. >> andre leon talley. >> jimmy: well, i love these. these are great. i mean, i love that you're publishing this. people should see this. you're one of the few people that actually sketch. when you see a runway show, you sketch some of the looks. >> no, i sketch every single dress that comes down the

runway. >> jimmy: show do you even remember it, then? and coat and everything else. >> jimmy: just because, why? >> it helps me remember what i've seen. i see an awful lot of shows, you know. >> jimmy: yeah. >> so i have all these books. >> jimmy: sketches of thousands of things. >> you know. i've been doing it for 45 years, something like that. >> jimmy: wow. i would love to see -- you should put them out in a museum or something. >> they're not very good. they're not very good sketches. >> jimmy: well, then you should bring them on the show and we could show it here, of course. >> yeah, well, you know -- >> jimmy: you're thinking about it. you're thinking about not doing it. >> i do have a little present for you. >> jimmy: you do? >> yeah. you've got it back there. i mean, talking of -- [ audience aws ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, my god! ♪ i love it! oh, my gosh. i am so touched. thank you so much.

>> it took me all weekend. >> jimmy: it took you all weekend. it took much longer than that. gosh, i love this. >> it was very hard to do you, but i don't know if i -- it was really hard. >> jimmy: look at that. it's fantastic. what are you talking about? >> i changed your head about 20 times. >> jimmy: you made it much smaller than it actually is in real life, my head. [ laughter ] thank you. i appreciate that. >> it's pretty big there. >> jimmy: it's pretty big there as well. yeah, exactly. gosh, i love you. i think you're awesome. this is such a fun read. if you like fashion, if you don't like fashion. if you just like an interesting life, you have to check out "grace, a memoir." you can go buy her book right now or get it on amazon or download it. grace coddington, one in a million right here. [ cheers and applause ] yo la tengo performs after the break. stick around, everybody. wow! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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'cause it's been fun 'cause it's been fun 'cause it's been fun ♪ ♪ 'cause it's been fun 'cause it's been fun 'cause it's been fun ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yo la tengo! check out their album, "fade." visit latenightwithjimmyfallon.com for an exclusive bonus performance. my thanks to charlie sheen, emmy rossum, grace coddington, everyone. come on over here. [ applause ] yo la tengo, once again.

and the greatest band in late night, the roots over there. stay tuned for "carson daly." thank you for watching. have a great night. hope to see you tomorrow. bye-bye! [ cheers and applause ] ♪